This grant, offered by the Office of Small Business Development Centers, aims to select a new Host Institution for the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The primary purpose is to fill a critical vacancy, ensuring continued support for small businesses across Rhode Island. Eligible applicants include public or private institutions of higher education, land-grant colleges, business or engineering schools, community or junior colleges, and currently operating Women’s Business Centers. Combinations of these entities are also encouraged. Crucially, all applicants must be physically headquartered in and conduct the majority of their operations within the State of Rhode Island. For-profit businesses and entities not based in Rhode Island are explicitly ineligible for this award.
Opportunity ID: 243073
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OSBDC-2014-05A |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement for the State of Rhode Island |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.037 — Small Business Development Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2013 The closing date is October 3, 2013 at 9:00pm EDT. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 03, 2013 The closing date is October 3, 2013 at 9:00pm EDT. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 02, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $574,667 |
| Award Ceiling: | $199,999 |
| Award Floor: | $199,999 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Synopsis |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of this Program Announcement is to fill the vacancy of the Host Institution for the Rhode Island SBDC serving the state of Rhode Island. In order to be eligible as a Host Institution, any applicant must be: a public or private institution of higher education; a land-grant college or university; a college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture; a community or junior college; a currently operating Womens Business Center under § 29 of the Small Business Act; or a combination of two or more of these entities and must conduct a majority of its operations within, and be physically headquartered in, the State of Rhode Island. For profit businesses are not eligible for this award. Entities not headquarted and operating in Rhode Island are not eligible for this award. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.sba.gov/content/information-sbdc-funding-recipients-0 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian McDonald, Program Manager
Office of Small Business Development Centers Phone: 202-205-6766 Email: brian.mcdonald@sba.gov Email:brian.mcdonald@sba.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 243073 Full Announcement-1 -> final ri sbdc prg-announcement round 2.pdf
Folder 243073 Full Announcement-1 -> synopsis for grants gov osbdc 2014 05a.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Brian McDonald, Program Manager Office of Small Business Development Centers Phone: 202-205-6766 Email: brian.mcdonald@sba.gov Email: brian.mcdonald@sba.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.037 | PKG00185511 | Sep 19, 2013 | Oct 03, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
243073 SF424-2.0.pdf
243073 SF424B-1.1.pdf
243073 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
243073 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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